Gibbo

So, me and the boy JamesEagle headed off to Tufnell Park on Friday to see Mylidian (absolutely fantastic - far better than I was expecting), Silent Opera (I thought they were rubbish, JE quite liked 'em) and Orphaned Land (in a word - brilliant) ... the posters and other advertising led us to believe we'd be seeing Benighted Soul (who I was looking forward to), but for some reason we ended up with Silent Opera instead ... *sob* ... Tomorrow: Skalmold, Arkona and Eluveitie in Islington ...

Stiff Little Fingers - All The Best

Sammy Hagar: STANDing Hampton

Orphaned Land, Benighted Soul & Mylidian this coming Friday ... Eluveitie, Arkona and Skalmold next Tuesday ... I'm guessing neither line-up is likely to float many of your boats

One of my all-time favourites

Moving away from Night Ranger (although I'll add that 'Don't Tell Me You Love Me' is a stone-sold classic), an album that is DEFINITELY overrated as far as I'm concerned is Slayer's 'Reign In Blood' ... yes, it's got 'Angel Of Death' on it ... yes, it's the shortest/fastest (delete as applicable) thrash album, like, ever ... etc. ... etc. .... but I think 'South Of Heaven' and 'Seasons In The Abyss' are far superior ....

Heavenly - Sign Of The Winner

Slick Lilly: Rituals Eye Empire: Evolve Kings Of The Sun: Rock Til Ya Die

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-29772926 Another legend gone

Trespass

Glory DAYS - Bruce Springsteen

Black Funeral - Mercyful Fate

Terraplane! Flippin' 'eck - THAT takes me back!

I like the rockier stuff that he does (although I appreciate that he can't just keep recycling 'Rebel Yell' over and over again), but I might give this one a listen. That said, I saw him with Bon Jovi at Milton Keynes YEARS ago, and he was bloody awful, so there's a part of me that wants to give this a wide berth!

Bon Jovi: Keep The Faith Steve Earle: Angry Young Man (The Very Best Of ...) ... I do love charridy shops

The Croods (with the kids) .... the best Nic Cage film I've seen for a while

Marillion: Radiation Muse: Showbiz

Another chariddy shop expedition turned up: Muse: Showbiz The Police: Synchronicity

Necroscope - Brian Lumley

Panic Room: Skin V/A: The Funny Farm Project - The Outpatients '93

Exciter

The Killing ROAD - Megadeth

PAINkiller - Judas Priest

I've never seen Spaced, though it's been on my list for a minute. And I agree, Shaun of the Dead is my favourite flavour of the Cornetto trilogy. Tough one. Shaun Of The Dead is classic, but I really liked Hot Fuzz. All 3 are good, and I also like Paul. Me too all quality 'Run, Fatboy, Run' is also pretty good (albeit that there's no Nick Frost) ... with Dylan Moran delivering one of my favourite lines in a film: "The only serious relationship I've been in ended in a broken collarbone and a dead meerkat." Not "That is the second most disgusting fluid I've had in my eye"? Pretty much anything Dylan Moran comes out with is funny ... Especially his character on Black Books. Actually... that's all I know him from. And he played the twat on Shaun of the Dead. What else has he done that I ought to check out? He's not that much of an actor - apart from bit parts in 'Run Fatboy Run' and 'Notting Hill', you probably won't have seen him IN anything other than the utterly-brilliant Black Books. Your best bet is to seek out some of his stand-up stuff

The Amateur Transplants ... originally two medical students putting a 'medical' spin on modern pop and rock songs, now a vehicle for Adam Kay (no longer a medical student) on his own ... not for the easily offended, but some of their/his stuff is bloody funny!